Country India District Bardhaman Vehicle registration WB Local time Tuesday 11:13 PM | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Lok Sabha constituency Asansol Population 6,399 (2011) | |
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Sankarpur is a census town in Pandabeswar CD Block in Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Map of Sankarpur, Rambati, West Bengal 743123
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India Sankarpur had a total population of 6,399, of which 3,317 (52%) were males and 3,082 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 822. The total number of literates Sankarpur was 4,271 (76.58% of the population over 6 years).
As of 2001 India census, Sankarpur had a population of 5921. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sankarpur has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 51%. In Sankarpur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Economy
Collieries in the Kenda Area of Eastern Coalfields are: New Kenda, Bahula, Lower Kenda, Haripur, Chora, Chora Incline, Siduli, C.I.Jambad and Chora OCP.
Education
Sankarpur has two primary and one higher secondary schools.